| U S D A / R u r a l D e v e l o p m e n t |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250-0705 |
News Release |
Dan Campbell (202) 720-6483
dan.campbell@usda.gov
Steve Thompson (202) 720-2446
sathomps@rdmail.rural.usda.gov
GLICKMAN AWARDS $6 MILLION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2000--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced $6 million in grants to encourage housing, community facilities and economic development in low-income rural communities.
"These grants will help rural communities help themselves," said Glickman. "They will help provide the training and technical assistance essential to improving rural economies."
USDA's Rural Community Development Initiative provides funds to help private, nonprofit, community-based development organizations and low-income communities improve their ability to develop rural housing and community facilities and to improve economic growth. Recipients were required to obtain matching funds, doubling the value of the USDA grants.
Grant recipients will provide training and technical assistance to eligible nonprofit community-development organizations and low-income communities located in rural areas with populations of 50,000 or less. Technical assistance includes: setting up homeownership education programs; supporting micro-enterprises, cooperatives and sustainable development; and providing training to develop strategic plans, hire staff and oversee board operations and management.
A list of grantees follows.
| The Development Training Institute | $331,337 | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Lightstone Community Development Corp. | $440,244 | Moyers, West Virginia |
| Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc. | $67,000 | Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) | $429,065 | New York, New York |
| Housing Assistance Council (HAC) | $633,300 | Washington, DC |
| Rural Development & Finance Corporation | $750,000 | San Antonio, Texas |
| National Enterprise Development Center | $160,000 | Huron, South Dakota |
| Lower Chattahoochie Regional Dev. Center | $75,000 | Columbus, Georgia |
| Self-Help Enterprises | $63,000 | Visalia, California |
| Delta State University Center for Com. Dev. | $50,000 | Cleveland, Mississippi |
| Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone | $256,500 | Cordele, Georgia |
| Virginia Department of Hsg. & Com. Dev. | $120,000 | Richmond, Virginia |
| North Carolina Minority Support Center, Inc. | $200,000 | Durham, N. Carolina |
| North East Community Action Corporation | $45,000 | Bowling Green, MO |
| Rural Community Assistance Corporation | $500,000 | W. Sacramento, CA |
| Little Dixie Com. Action Agency, Inc. | $542,900 | Hugo, Oklahoma |
| New York State Rural Hsg. Coalition, Inc. | $107,424 | Albany, New York |
| The Catskill Center for Conservation & Dev., Inc. | $45,900 | Arkville, New York |
| Iowa Association of Regional Councils | $183,330 | Des Moines, Iowa |
| North Carolina Rural Ec. Dev. Center, Inc. | $1,000,000 | Raleigh, N. Carolina |
More information is available on the web at www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/rcdi/index.htm. Or, call Chad Parker at 202-720-1502.
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